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Add note about resizing VMDK disks

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@ -26,7 +26,16 @@ SATA Controllers can only support up to **30 disks** per guest. Therefore if you
to define and attach more than 30, it will result in an error. This number _includes_
the primary disk for the guest.
## Applying Changes to Guests
## Resizing VMDK format disks
VMDK disks cannot be resized in their current state, so Vagrant will automatically
convert these disks to VDI, resize the disk, and convert it back to its original format.
Many Vagrant boxes default to using the VMDK disk format, so resizing disks for
many users will require Vagrant to convert these disks. Generally, this will be transparent
to the user. However if Vagrant crashes or if a user interrupts Vagrant during the
cloning process, there is a chance that you might lose your data.
## Applying Vagrant disk configuration changes to guests
Due to how VirtualBox works, you must reload your guest for any disk config changes
to be applied. So if you update your Vagrantfile to update or even remove disks, make